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Where does “atolon” come from?
atolon (Middle French) comes from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު, from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞, from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ.
Ancestry of “atolon”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Dhivehi
އަތޮޅު
atoll
2
Prakrit
*𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞
—
3
Sanskrit
*संतीर्थ
—
Words derived from “atolon”
atolón
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